GIS Management Policies

Each local unit of government in Livingston County is eligible to participate in a data sharing agreement with Livingston County GIS. After approving the Intergovernmental Agreement, each community receives GIS layers from the County on a quarterly basis at no charge. Additionally, any consultant performing work for a community can also receive GIS data at no charge. In return, the County expects to receive any GIS data created by or for the communities. All Livingston County communities participate in the data sharing agreement and use the GIS data at their local government office.

Defined by Enhanced Access to Public Records Act, 1996 P.A. 462 and Amended in 1998, Livingston County’s Enhanced Access policy defines terms, provides for operational provisions, and allows for the establishment of a fee structure to provide access to or output from countywide databases such as the GIS.